By , Louisville won this year's Division I men's basketball championship.
In winning:
-- Louisville's Rick Pitino became the first coach to earn national titles at two schools. He led Kentucky to the championship in 1996. It's been quite a week for Pitino. He also heard that he's among at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
-- , a junior who sat out the 2011-12 season after transferring to Louisville from George Mason, made history. He's the first non-starter to be named most outstanding player in the 75 years the tournament has been played. , Hancock "scored 22 points off the bench in Louisville's 82-76 victory over Michigan on Monday night. ... [He] didn't miss a 3-pointer, making all five attempts. He was money at the foul line, making 7 of 10. He didn't turn the ball over. He also scored 20 points in Saturday's semifinal victory over Wichita State, making three 3s."
-- Louisville also got a superb performance from senior point guard Peyton Siva. "Going head to head with National Player of the Year Trey Burke of Michigan," , Siva "had 18 points (14 in the second half), six rebounds, five assists, four steals and only two turnovers as the Cardinals prevailed 82-76."
One more thing you might want to know: Louisville's , who broke his leg during the tournament, got to help cut down the net after Monday night's victory.
There was more about Louisville's win . And about the post-game celebrations — and some arrests — in Louisville, Ky.
Now, , Louisville has a chance for a rare double. The school's women's basketball team plays for the national championship Tuesday night in New Orleans. The Connecticut Huskies are favored to win, but the Lady Cardinals .
The only time teams from the same school have won both the men's and women's championships in the same year was in 2004, by UConn.
The women's game . Watch for a preview from NPR's Tom Goldman later today.
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